Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

SAID the detective. "Mn1e. Duperro
and he'll son are the thieves, without
doubt. The fainting fit was a ruse,
and the request for brandy was made
with the hope that you would quit
the room and leave them alone with
the safe. The groan and the fit came
JUST AS. you had placed the envelope
IN the safe, and before you had time
to secure it: AS soon as you left the
room another envelope was substi-
tuted for the one in the sale, and the
package Of money was abstracred."
"Bht how did the thieves know the
money was there?.,' asked M. Bouloy.
cat present this Is hard to say, but
by and by the question, may be an
swered,"' the detective replied.
""But they came in DR.. Tocanier's
coupe" said the broker, ''and said
they We're recommended to me by him.
He is my physician and intimate
friend"
After further talk M. Bouloy de-
parted, and soon after his arrival at
his office he was joined by Roquepine
The latter examined the safe, listened
anew to the recital of all the facts, and
departed.
He first went to the residence OF DR..
Tocanier, and found that gentleman
at home. AS he related to the doctor
the circumstances OF the visit OF the
lady calling herself Nine Duperre, and
the young man she represented as her
son, to the office Of NJ. Bouloy, and
the subsequent disappearance OF the
money from the safe, the doctors as
constituent grew beyond description
II have never seen the lady or youns
| man BEFORE" he said. "She represent
| ed that she had been recommended to
consult me as to the fainting spells to
which she said the young man was
subject, and, after questioning him, |
prescribed for him. They We're about
to take their leave when the young
man was seized with a fit. The lady
seemed almost distracted with grief,
and appeared most anxious to get
| her son home.
However shall / get homer? she
exclaimed, for to tell the truth, doc
tor. l am too poor to hire b. vehicle.
my coupe was at the door, and
| what could do less than place it at
her disposal? 1t was accepted with
thanks, and out OF delicacy l told the
coachman to receive his instructions
from the lady,
DR.. Tocanler summoned the coach
! man and questioned him. He said he
! was first directed to drive to the Rue
de lse Paix, and that the lady request
! ed him to take them to the Office Of M.
Bouloy, on the Rue S5.Augustin. There
they alighted, and he was asked to
await their return. AS he had been
directed by DR.. Tocanier TO receive
his Instructions from the lady, he
thought that it WAS all right. When
they returned to the coupe the lady
directed him to the Rue d'Enghen,
soon after turning into which they
sslighted and he saw them no more
The detective was more puzzled
than ever. These persons had evi-
IDENTIFY beer cleverly disguised, and
more than likely the lameness of the
Young man had been assumed for the
occasion. They were not likely to 20
in company again, and he might search
in a vain effort to come across either
one Of them.
| AACiA CtdcUilCh tlotNllO lIh llllu,
The stock which had deceived NJ. Bou
10y was probably counterfeit. Were
this lady and thisyoung man connect.
ed with a gang OF foryers? Supposing
they We're. in what direction must he
look for the outlaws? One thing the
detective thought was certain-name
| ~, that by some means they must
have known the valuable property
was in the safe. Another thing seem
ed equally clear-namely, that they
must have known the location OF the
! sale.
Roquepine made his way once more
to see the envelope and contents. He
examined these mementoes OF crime
with great care, and he made discov
cry. Inside the flap of the envelope
were q few figures in pencil. They were
very indistinct, but with the use OF q
powerful lens, Roquepine made them
out thus:
| 1900 frs.
! 27O